My Little Tidbits

Women, the best firewall in the world

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:30:39 -0430

One human cell contains 75MB genetic information.

One sperm contains a half of that; that is 37.5MB.

One ml of semen contains 100 million sperms.

In average, ejaculation lasts for 5 sec and contains 2.25 ml semen.

This means that the throughput of a man’s member is equal to (37.5MB x…

"Emaciated data-thin designs, in contrast, provoke suspicions—and rightfully so—about the quality of..."

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:12 -0430

“Emaciated data-thin designs, in contrast, provoke suspicions—and rightfully so—about the quality of measurement and analysis.”

- Edward R. Tufte, Envisioning Information (via feltron)

"Introspection means, ‘thinking about your thinking.’ You know, it’s kind of like what you do in your..."

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:20:13 -0430

“Introspection means, ‘thinking about your thinking.’ You know, it’s kind of like what you do in your dorm room on Friday nights…think about your thinking.”

- my psychology professor, Dr. Ward (via erindynamic)

"misery loves company"

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:05:40 -0430

“misery loves company”

- cite unknown

"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone."

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:03:44 -0430

“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”

- Pablo Picasso

"…the egg is the greatest design object"

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0430

“…the egg is the greatest design object”

- Paola Antonelli

"If you didn’t do it, it doesn’t matter if you could do it."

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:29:36 -0430

“If you didn’t do it, it doesn’t matter if you could do it.”

- cited

"Perception is reality…"

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:47:36 -0430

“Perception is reality…”

- Note to self

"Successful people do…"

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:28:15 -0430

“Successful people do…”

- Note to self

"Charging for your products is a great way to make money."

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:04:26 -0430

“Charging for your products is a great way to make money.”

- Note to self

"The shoe doesn’t fit everyone."

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:16:46 -0430

“The shoe doesn’t fit everyone.”

- Note to self

"Make a point, make it quick, make it strong. Don’t repeat."

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:52:55 -0430

“Make a point, make it quick, make it strong. Don’t repeat.”

- Note to self

"Never bargain for something you’re not prepared to walk away from."

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:40:08 -0430

“Never bargain for something you’re not prepared to walk away from.”

- Zach Klien

"It’s never too late but it could of been earlier…"

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:13:48 -0430

“It’s never too late but it could of been earlier…”

- Note to self

"The nature of the personal computer is simply not fully understood by companies like Apple (or..."

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:41:10 -0430

“The nature of the personal computer is simply not fully understood by companies like Apple (or anyone else for that matter). Apple makes the arrogant assumption of thinking that it knows what you want and need. It, unfortunately, leaves the “why” out of the equation — as in “why would I want this?” The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things. I dont want one of these new fangled devices.”

- San Francisco Examiner, John C. Dvorak, 19 Feb. 1984

Via Signals vs. Noise

(via tmblg)

"Better to look forward and move than back and stop.."

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:05:55 -0430

“Better to look forward and move than back and stop..”

- Note to self

"‘Don’t blame anyone else if things go wrong. You’re in charge, it’s your..."

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:46:31 -0430

“‘Don’t blame anyone else if things go wrong. You’re in charge, it’s your fault.”

- Note to self

"Who you become is based on the books that you read and the people that you meet."

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:21:12 -0430

“Who you become is based on the books that you read and the people that you meet.”

- Maria Spika

"You should be working."

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:51:34 -0430

“You should be working.”

- The Ultimate Productivity Blog (via productiveblog)

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them."

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:03:57 -0430

“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.”

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens